Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Sunday, September 23, 2018
HE ROSE! WE RISE!
HE ROSE! THEY ROSE! WE RISE!
That Jesus was born, lived, taught, was crucified, till dead , was buried, and rose from the grave, to teach a greater lesson of triumph over evil, is a basis of Christianity "the way."
Jesus was a gem who was placed into a setting of sin among men on earth . "Sin" being the purposeful failure of many to live up to divine standards, in the Old Testament of the Bible, which Jesus quoted and taught by word, deed, example. Absolution of sin required sacrifice.
Jesus' offering himself up to die on Golgotha hill on an old wooden rugged Roman cross was Jesus' oblation, Christ's sacrifice for man.
His resurrection was mankind's glorious redemption. When Jesus got up from the grave on the 3rd day, he repeated the miracle of the raising of Lazarus on the 4th day.
When Jesus got up the Book of Matthew says many saints also got up from the grave . That fact, that revelation, miracle, portent should say something to the rest of us, as to the power of Jesus Christ in us .
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Those saints who rose are those who come into the consciousness of Christ by a divine power of God. They are not limited to 2,000 or more years ago. Neither is Jesus! He lives right now as do the saints!
He rose! The saints rose. We rise!
Amen.